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It's believed the fire started in the shop -- possibly in one of the trucks -- before spreading. Heibert's family has owned the business for 11 years, and initial fears were that his son was still inside when the flames broke out.

"Apparently everyone was looking for me," said Brad Heibert, who has worked at the business for 10 years. "I was actually at my house. I was not here. Luckily, no one was in the building when it happened, so no one got hurt, no one was burned, no one was even physically here."

His father was at dinner at the time, unaware of the fire at his business. He didn't want to answer his cellphone, but after constant calls, he finally gave in.

"So, I finally picked it up and someone said, 'Do you know your building's on fire?' And I said, 'No.' But here were are," Greg Heibert said. "And I think a fire is worse than a flood to be honest with you."

When Hurricane Ivan's wrath flooded the business in 2004, three people were trapped inside the building and the water level rose above the trucks, making Thursday's fire a disaster of a different nature.

"It's almost like, 'What's next?'" said Greg Heibert. "But that's OK. And I just have to have faith and God is bigger than this and we'll get through it."

But as someone who's overcome disaster before, he's keeping a sense of humor about things.

"No phone, no power, no electric, so it's going to be a little tough," Greg Heibert said. "And all the ice now. If you're going to have a fire, I wish it would've been 70 degrees."

When asked if they'll rebuild, his son confidently replied, "Of course. You have to. You can't stop."

UPDATE:

Sears Carpet and Upholstery Care is now operating out of a new location after a fire destroyed some of the business.

After the fire, the shop did not fully shut down, according to Brad Heibert, a store employee.

"Our garage door department was able to salvage a few vehicles and supplies so we were still able to get a few jobs done," Heibert said in an email statement.

"What was really encouraging is how all of our employees, friends and other businesses in the area showed their support. My entire staff arrived at work the very next day at 7 a.m. like always, ready to work. We did not have heat or electricity so we were very limited with what we were able to do on our own. However, after a few phone calls we had received so much support from the community that at 10 a.m. our entire facility was powered by two generators that were donated to us, along with at least 20 extra people that decided to chip in and help. It was amazing. We didn't really ask anyone, all of our help came willingly," stated Heibert.

The store's employee also said a business along Route 8 in Shaler stepped up to offer storage space for their trucks and continue to operate. Within the past week, the Heibert family secured a new location and already moved in for operation.

"We cannot thank and stress enough that the kindness and willingness to help in our time of need got us through a disaster. We are incredibly fortunate and will, without a doubt, become a better company all thanks to our staff, friends, and neighbors in the community," said Heibert.